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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. A Historical Perspective 4
7. 2. Verb Morphology and Syntax of Spoken Mayan 8
8. 3. Identification of Verbal Phrases 14
9. 4. The Directional "Count" Indicators 21
10. 5. Syntax of the Writing System 26
11. 6. Redundancy, Couplets, and Style 43
12. 7. General Verbs and Auxiliary Verb Constructions 57
13. 8. Some Unusual Examples of Syntax 70
14. 9. The Verb Catalog 76
15. Appendix 1 The Patterns of Affixation in the Writing System 325
16. Appendix 2 Verbs and Affix Patterns According to T-Numbers 345
17. Appendix 3 Catalog Summary According to Site and Monument Designation 382
18. Appendix 4 Summary of the Chronology of the Verbs 396
19. Appendix 5 Split-Ergativity in the Cholan and Yucatecan Languages by Barbara MacLeod 420
20. References 423